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Thats Life by Frank Sinatra - Guitar Chords

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Song: That's Life
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Transcribed by: Badger709

I posted this tab because I like this song and I like the 
philosophical message it promotes. However, I don't play bar chords. 
I know, I know, I should and maybe one day I will learn and get 
to eat lunch with the cool guitar-playing kids at the bar chord table, 
but not today. My kudos to Clay Duggins who posted the original chords 
to this song and if you got some bar chords in your tool kit 
then go see his version, but this is what I got. I'm also not a 
big fan of playing that B7 chord (so many fingers!), but with a 
little practice you can get it and it sounds pretty 
good when you get it right. Trust me. 
This version works for me and people seem to kind of 
recognize it when I play it, but we only really have to
please ourselves, right? Does anyone ever read these intros to songs? 
I know I never do.


Intro:

G   Em   A7   D        x2


       G                             B7
That's life (that's life), that's what all the people say
Em                          A7
You're ridin' high in April, shot down in May
G                    B7           Em
But I know I'm gonna change that tune
      A7                              D
When I'm back on top, back on top in June


               G                      B7
I said that's life (that's life), and as funny as it may seem
Em                          A7
Some people get their kicks stompin' on a dream
    G                   B7         Em
But I don't let it, let it get me down
             A7             D                 G     C  G
'cause this big ol' world, it keeps spinnin' around


G                                                 G7
I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king
           C                           C6
I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing
A7
Each time I find myself flat on my face
D              D          D    D      D7
I pick myself up and get back in the race


       G                              B7
That's life (that's life), I tell you I can't deny it
Em                           A7
I thought of quitting, baby, but my heart just ain't gonna buy it
G                        B7                  Em
And if I didn't think it was worth one single try
A7                          D              G   C  G
I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly

G                                                 G7
I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king
           C                           C6
I've been up and down and over and out and I know one thing
A7
Each time I find myself flat on my face
D              D          D7
I pick myself up and get back in the race

G                                          B7
That's life (that's life), that's life and I can't deny it
Em                                A7
Many times I thought of cuttin' out but my heart won't buy it
G                    B7                      Em
But if there's nothin' shakin' come this here July
          A7                  D            G   B7  E  Em
I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball a-and die

Em  G
My, my!
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